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Naby Keita bagged his first Liverpool goal ten minutes before the break, but should it have stood?

Mohamed Salah appeared to be offside in the buildup, though the Saints defence had plenty of opportunities to clear the ball.

Indeed, even with VAR next season, the goal would have stood with Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates saying: “There is an offside in the buildup to this goal but the VAR centre have told us that when VAR is introduced next season this isn’t a goal that would be disallowed because the Southampton defence has a couple of opportunities to reset.”

Naby Keita appeared to be brought down by Mayo Yoshida as Liverpool beat Southampton (Image: SKY SPORTS)

Mohamed Salah appeared to be offside in the buildup to Liverpool's first goal against Southampton (Image: SKY SPORTS)

Southampton held firm for the rest of the first half and deep into the second, though they were arguably fortunate not to give away a penalty.

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Jordan Henderson netted Liverpool's third to seal the win over Southampton (Image: GETTY)

Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead against Southampton (Image: GETTY)

And that proved their downfall with Salah breaking on the counter-attack. The Egyptian sprinting with the ball from inside his own half before a brilliant finish sent a corner of St Mary’s into raptures.

That was with just ten minutes to go and when Jordan Henderson sealed the result moments later, the captain’s roar said it all.

The celebrations that followed at the final whistle showed just what this means for Liverpool. After all, it has been 29 years since a league title.